pithiness

Definitions

The quality of being concise and forcefully expressive.

The state of being brief and full of meaning.

Examples

The editor praised the author for the pithiness of her prose, which conveyed complex emotions in just a few words.

He was known for the pithiness of his advice, often offering profound wisdom in a single, memorable sentence.

Synonyms

conciseness brevity succinctness terseness compactness economy of language

Antonyms

verbosity wordiness prolixity long-windedness loquacity rambling